On Wednesday, American Express Co said it would stop offering a co-branded credit card with Costco when its contract with the retailer ends in March 2016. These products are big business for companies such as American Express- nearly a third of the company's purchase volume is on co-branded cards. The official noted that banks that issue Visa or Mastercard...

Feb 12- American Express Co said Costco Wholesale Corp would stop accepting its cards in the United States from next April, after the companies failed to reach terms on renewal of an agreement. Costco has already replaced American Express with Capital One Financial Corp as its credit-card issuer in Canada, starting this year. Costco has 468 warehouses in the...

NEW YORK, Feb 5- Wells Fargo& Co has agreed to pay $4 million for violations on credit card accounts at a former affiliate, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said. Wells Fargo will pay a $2 million penalty and $2 million in restitution to consumers after the affiliate illegally took interests in borrowers' homes, in exchange for extending credit for routine credit card...

SHANGHAI, Jan 28-- The financial services affiliate of Alibaba launched on Wednesday a system that will use the e-commerce giant's data trove to assess the creditworthiness of Chinese consumers and businesses with little or no history at traditional lenders. The credit-scoring system, Sesame Credit, will mine user data as well as payment histories from...

LONDON, Jan 27- Around two million Britons who may have been mis-sold insurance to cover events such as credit card fraud will be asked to vote for a scheme that could cost top banks hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation. The Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday 11 lenders and card issuers had voluntarily agreed to compensate customers after "...

LONDON, Jan 27- Around two million Britons who may have been mis-sold insurance to cover events such as credit card fraud will be asked to vote for a scheme that could cost top high street banks hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation. The Financial Conduct Authority said on Tuesday 11 lenders and card issuers had voluntarily agreed to compensate...

Jan 22- Capital One Financial Corp, one of the largest credit card issuers in the United States, reported a quarterly profit that narrowly missed Wall Street's estimates as the company set aside more money to cover bad loans. Net income attributable to the company's shareholders rose to $974 million, or $1.73 per share, from $835 million, or $1.43 per share.

Jan 22- Credit card issuer Capital One Financial Corp reported a 16.6 percent rise in quarterly profit as the company's net interest income rose. Net income attributable to shareholders rose to $974 million, or $1.73 per share, for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, from $835 million, or $1.43 per share, a year earlier. Total net revenue rose about 4.9 percent to $5.81...